Oral History

Hanne Hirsch Liebmann describes harassment and anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany

Hanne's family owned a photographic studio. In October 1940, she and other family members were deported to the Gurs camp in southern France. In September 1941, the Children's Aid Society (OSE) rescued Hanne and she hid in a children's home in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Her mother perished in Auschwitz. In 1943, Hanne obtained false papers and crossed into Switzerland. She married in Geneva in 1945 and had a daughter in 1946. In 1948, she arrived in the United States.

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Critical Thinking Questions

What can this excerpt tell us about the pressures and motivations that may have affected individual responses to Nazi persecution?

How can personal testimonies and oral histories provide insights into the impacts of racism and bigotry?


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